Watch: Iranians gather in Tehran following ceasefire announcement

Crowds of people gathered in the Tehran, waving flags and chanting after the US and Iran announced a two-week conditional ceasefire. Iran agreed to allow safe passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz if the US stopped its attacks. The ceasefire comes more than a month after Israel and the US launched attacks on Iran, which led to Iran striking locations throughout the Gulf.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif mediated the negotiations, saying the ceasefire was effective immediately. Here is what we know about the ceasefire. BBC reports from the funerals of three journalists killed by a targeted attack in southern Lebanon.

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Israeli forces have been instructed to destroy the crossings over the Litani river that were being used by Hezbollah to send reinforcements. In footage from Russian state broadcaster RT, correspondent Steve Sweeney is seen diving off screen as a missile hits. At least 10 people were killed and 27 injured, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency.

Iranians speak about life during the war with constant threat of bombs and regime crackdowns. Ben Chu from BBC Verify has been looking at what role the Royal Navy could play in the Strait of Hormuz. Displaced Palestinians were told to secure their tents to prevent them being blown away as a storm swept through the enclave.

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Dan Johnson hears from Iranians at a crossing in north-west Iran about their thoughts on the war and regime. BBC Verify explains how we verified a video of a fire at an oil depot in Iran. The footage demonstrates the flow of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf since the US-Israeli military offensive began against Iran on 27 February.

Trade at the Middle East's biggest port has been hit hard since Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hit back at President Trump's criticism of the UK response to the conflict in Iran. Footage shows flames tearing through the building in the early hours of Sunday, following more attacks on the gulf state.

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Social media footage shows flames leaping into the air and plumes of smoke above the city's skyline. Video filmed by a witness and verified by the BBC shows a drone crashing close to the airport. Explosions rocked the capital overnight as its busiest airport was hit by airstrikes.

Some residents in the Beirut suburb of Dahieh have left their homes amid ongoing air strikes by Israel. The BBC's Nick Marsh examines how unrest in the Middle East will impact living costs around the world. Iranians fleeing their country have told the BBC what life under bombardment has been like.

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The Israeli military said it began "a wave of strikes” hours after telling civilians living in a large swathe of southern Lebanon to leave their homes immediately.